Today, for the first time in almost 10 years, an American president is in China.

Go to go.

President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

As Trump stepped down from Air Force One, a crowd of Chinese students greeted him on the tarmac, waving little U.S. and China flags.

The last time a president made this trip was Trump himself back in 2017.

I called up our colleague Annie Lindsky, who covers the White House.

She got into Beijing earlier this week.

What is the vibe on the ground in terms of preparations for the summit?

Yeah, the city does feel very ready for the summit.

This is going to take place over two days of meetings, but it's a highly symbolic event.

It's going to involve a lot of ceremonial moments. Trump is going to have

tea with she. He is going to get a tour of the temple of heaven. So there's going to be a lot of

one-on-one time between the two leaders. That sort of personal bonding is quite important to President

Trump. He really does see the personal relationship between leaders as critical and sort of informing how the actual relationship between the two countries can be.

So if he feels that he kind of has a read on a leader or has a good relationship with that leader. He does feel like he can understand where

that person will go in terms of negotiations.

What is at stake for the two countries this week? What's at stake for the two countries

truly is a sort of moment to show the world that the two most powerful nations can work together.

Now, this isn't to say, you know, this is going to be a chummy conversation.

It's not, you know, all smiles and giggles for sure.

It's not going to end with the two countries suddenly becoming allies.

Right.

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